Originally Posted by JonZoidberg
Help! I got a 2 ton jack and jack stands but I don't know how to use both! I jacked up the passenger side by the front jack point and it lifted the rear tire too, but I don't know where to position the jack stand so I can lower it down. I looked under with it jacked up and I can't decide where to put the jack stand. Better still, I'd like to know where to jack it up so I can put the stand on the jack points. Is there one location we can jack up the entire front end and put two jack stands under the 2 front jack points?
See the answer in your other post...
Lantana is correct... the base of those jacks are pretty narrow... I wouldn't want to be under there with only them stabilizing the weight of the car... If you dont want to buy jack stands, go to HOME DEPOT or LOWES have the lumber department cut you a few 10" long peices of 4"x8" joist lumber... it should only cost you $10... Then you can slide them under the car to use as "jack stands" if you put them in the form of a "T" on end you will have lateral stability so your head doesn't get "Galegered" as MMZ said...